Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-26
'AUCH EINE LIEBE."

small broken, jagged piece OF ground thai
projects above the waters Of the North
sea, which washes the west coast Of
Schleswig Hntstein. Once beautiful islands
lay here, iuhalhted by the brave, hardy
FrielanderS whose motto had been
through many centuries, Death rather
than slavery" and who mp TO this day
have submitted TO no master, and at the
present time the Friesland marshes are
inhabited only by peasants.
Floods have nearly washed away these
islands and left only small bits, upon
which the sea still gradually encroaches.
Often in a single night hundreds Uf lives
were lost, and when the sun again ap-
peared the high sea swept where happy
homes had beeen, and over their graves
the waves danced and the shark swan In
pursuit Of his prey. The me OF the
larger islands gradually built high dams
and dikes, until they at last succeeded In
erecting defenses that protected their lives
and property. But where only two or
three families lived they could not afford
the labor aud expense, and but for the
ingenuity Of the people on these small
halligs when the floods came, everything
would be destroyed. Their houses were
built in the middle Of the hallig, where II
is the highest. Embellishments OF tough
clay, soInp, inles twenty feet Ia height, are
constructe | around them, and INTO this
strong foundation are driven the beams
and piles which support the roof. u the
wild bill now break over their de-
sfenses, the husband fees with wife and
children. with his sheep and hts best goods
And chattels, TO the roof, and only in rare
Gases does the flood reach this safe asylum.
But seldom a year passes IN which the
turbulent waters do not, at least once,
thunder at the house doors with heavy
blows. when the whole hallig * a wild,
fOIning. frightful sea, rushing and roar
ing, with its nuinberless dreadful heads
and cruel white falIgs stretching ont after
its victims. Then the inhabitants fall
upon their knees, praying TO the Almighty
TO succor them, Us they listen in fear and
anguish to the bowling Of the storm. 10
the rush Ut the waves, 10 every blow that
death strikes against their closed shutters.
Such fearful days and nights com only in
spring, when winter departs in wrath be-
cause his reign is over, and In autumn,
when the heavy storms rage. In summer
thu hallig presents "A peaceful, quiet scene,
and Is covered with u long, reed-lIke grass.
Swarms uf sea gulls are lowering over il,
OF which many thousands are Matching;
and with their eggs furnish delicious f1h
TO the families. Then the long hhiIe
sheep bleat and frolic, and the %lallignan
fis'irs and rows in his boat To Thlsam aud
Tondern. with eggs, hides and The produce
OF the sea-. which he exchanges foe liuur
and potatoes. hemp aud wool. Then the
wives and children run nt low Tide TO seek
OIL the black, bare sea bottom crabs and
mussrls. crawtish, oysters and amher, and
the Young men hasten away Ia Hamburg,
Bremen AMI Holland, and travel half tho
world over. yet always again return 10 th.
mists and storms of their beloved hallig.
Many of the more experienced men cruist
as pilots aud bring many q ship safe into
its harbor, for which service they often
carry a bag of shining silver thalers home.
Now it happened several years ago in q
small hallig. not far distant from Amram,
9 single family dwelt ON a ht of firm
ground Or rather there dwelt there the
last remnant of a family, a young girl.
Anna MUIR. who had lost father, mother
and brother. and who was now the only
possessor Of the hallig and all that II con.
tanned. This girl heiress inspired a senti-
ment warmer than friendship in the
breasts Of many Of the young men, aud
could have had her choice VI "A dozen brave
fellows, but she was hard To suit. an heir.
esses aretwont TO be; at the same time she
was cordial 10 all, and ZONE could find
fault with her. Strong and self reliant
she stood in high leather shoes and parti-
colored gown, and when she sometimes
went 10 the church in Amram with her
handsome hair braided with red ribbons
and her white handkerchief tied over her
head, from under which the fresh face
looked cheerfully out, the neat jacket, the
waist with liz row of bright buttons, and
bodice laced closely TO the form, and on
her neck the heavy silver chain, then there
was a great commotion among the young
men, and none there but would declare
that she was the most beautiful OF all the
maidens, even though the girls of Amrain
wore "A front of satin embroidered with
flowers. Many O man envied the blonde
haired cousin, Lorenz karsJen, who had
the good fortune toliIe with Anna on the
hallig, aud who was her protector and
escort. Yet. eagerly a. they wished for
her favor, nome spoke slighimgly Of the
fortunate one, for Lorenz Kai.tcn WAS a
man highly respected. Few we've ~
skilled Us he Ia guiding "a ship; l,iIe as
well as he knew The waters from tlbc To
north Denmark. lie was che best pilot
on the island, and had been for several
yeays steersman Of o Hamburg lrigate that
sailed 20 the Fast Indies.
Then he returned aud did not go again,
for his young ~kinsw0nian, Anta MUIR,
had become an orphan. With isr Oh the
hallig be now had his home, AMI never
was u little spot of earth Kept In nucr
order. Lorenz Karsten was thu anJ
bony, ms the Frieslan1ers are who live on
the islands, In consequence OF The sharp
sea air, but IN strength and courage none
could compare with him; nnt his face,
with the bright blue eyes, the high fore
head and the thin, delicate nose, would
have been considered remarkable had late
willed TINT ne had been born a nobicnan.
But here, with his rude surroundings aud
his hands hardened by labor, while sou,e
eyes rested with pleasure on him, there
were none that bore hin ilI-will and many
that loved him. Where he outstreteheJ
his hand all went well and quickly;
where he entered was success, and that
he would marry Ann. MnDr seemed In
evitable. Most people wondered why II
had not already occurred, but IL was re-
marked by others that it went with
L0renz ~ with the rest II the world, and
that hts ungrateful cousin, for whom he
did 40 much. would do nothing for him.
One Sunday morningAnnaMuu in her fine
crimson dress, her sash with the flashing
buckle and her hair braided with bright